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All Section and Division presentation submissions are to be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) on Friday, March 16, 2018 via the FBA online submission portal.
Final selection notifications will be emailed to the presentation Main Point of Contact by Friday, April 27, 2018.

The Jones Act, as commonly known, is part of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1920, 41 Stat. 988 (1920). The act was sponsored by Senator Wesley R. Jones, from Washington State, which is how it acquired its name.

While the scope of the crisis in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria dominates the news across the country, the resilience of our FBA colleagues to recover and rebuild remains steadfast. Oreste Ramos, a national FBA leader and attorney in San Juan, has shared his firsthand account of conditions on the island and an appeal for continued support.